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How old is Sarah Greene? Ex-Blue Peter presenter and This Morning host with Rylan Clark-Neal

SARAH Greene looks familiar to This Morning viewers.

She's hosted the show with Rylan Clark-Neal in the past - but has been on our screens for many years? What would you have seen her in before? Here's the lowdown...

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Sarah has appeared on This MorningCredit: Rex Features

Who is Sarah Greene?

Sarah Greene is a 59-year-old TV personality most famous for her presenting roles back in the late 80s and early 90s.

She has a degree in drama and pursued acting roles before landing a presenting job on Blue Peter at the age of 22.

At the time, she was the youngest presenter ever to host the show.

In 1988, she was involved in a helicopter crash alongside her soon-to-be husband Mike Smith, but luckily they both survived despite serious injury.

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Sarah and Mike remained together until his death in 2014 due to complications following heart surgery.

Sarah became the face of Saturday Morning TV in the late 80sCredit: Rex Features

How does Sarah Greene know Phillip Schofield?

Sarah and This Morning presenter Phillip are old pals - and the pair hosted Saturday morning TV show Going Live! together from 1987 to 1993.

During that time the kids show favourite also features Gordon the Gopher, 90s TV duo Trevor and Simon, and started the career of Emma Forbes.

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Going Live featured a host of comedy skits, show segments and games - including the iconic green gunge.

The show ran for six series and 179 episodes before eventually being replaced by the BBC with Live and Kicking.

Sarah later performed in the 2008 competition for Dancing on Ice, which Phil presented with Holly, but was the first to be eliminated.

Phil and Sarah worked together on Going Live nearly 20 years agoCredit: Rex Features
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Has Sarah Greene replaced Holly Willoughby on This Morning before?

Sarah was roped in to help her old presenting pal Phil after Holly Willoughby was struck down with an illness in April.

Phillip announced the news as he told This Morning viewers: "Holly's not very well today so I’ve been given the most unlikely partner. I can’t wait for this."

He later added: "Get well soon. She text me this morning and said she got up and threw up all over the cat."

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